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clucking

UK
/ˈklʌkɪŋ/
US
/ˈklʌkɪŋ/

Translations

cluckingnoun
cluckings
pl
The clucking of the chickens could be heard from the barn.
Кудахтанье кур слышалось из сарая.
Synonyms
cackling
croaking
gossiping
chattering
cluckinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈklʌkɪŋ/
US
/ˈklʌkɪŋ/
Used to describe something that produces clucks or to convey fussing disapproval.
Synonyms
cluckish
chuckling
chattering
tsking
tutting
cluckverb

clucking

Gerund

clucked
Past Simple
clucked
Past Participle
clucking
Gerund
UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/
The hen began to cluck loudly when she saw the fox.
Курица начала громко кудахтать, когда увидела лису.
Synonyms
cackle
squawk
chatter
gossip
croak

Definitions

cluckingnoun
The sound made by a hen, especially when calling her chicks.
The clucking of the hen could be heard from the barn as she gathered her chicks.
A sound resembling the noise made by a hen, often used to express disapproval or concern.
There was a clucking of tongues among the audience when the speaker made a controversial statement.
cluckinggerund / present participle
Making clucking sounds; characterized by repeated clucks.
The clucking hen strutted around the yard.
Fussing or expressing mild disapproval in a way likened to a hen's cluck.
Her clucking relatives kept asking when she would settle down.
cluckverb
To make a short, low sound that a chicken makes.
The hen clucked softly as she settled onto her nest.
To express disapproval or concern by making a similar sound.
The teacher clucked at the students' messy work.
To utter or express (something) with a clucking sound.
She clucked a warning to the chicks.
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